Management Accountant
| Posting date: | 16 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,765 to £37,080 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 April 2026 |
| Location: | Eastern England, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 454971 |
Summary
ob description
Tasks
Support budget holders during the annual budgeting/Forecasting cycle and any in-year changes to the approved position alongside Finance Business Partners.
Ensure the integrity of transactions in financial systems, ensuring good controls and checks are in place to maintain accuracy
Support business areas with their month end activities, including the approval of material journal adjustments and accruals, ensuring all journal evidence is compliant with departmental policies
Use the management reports to identify key variances between actuals, approved position and forecast, and obtain insight from business areas to explain material variances and movements.
Responsible for the compilation of insightful commentary to the monthly management accounts for the assigned business areas, including risks and opportunities. Ensure financial information is understood by non-financial managers by telling the story in a simple “jargon free” way.
Support the Senior Management Accountant with the production of high-quality reports and insightful management information for senior managers, budget holders and project managers, and Finance Business Partners
Flexibly support other finance teams with key financial activities, such as year-end activities and audit requests, to achieve group success.
Key Relationships
Budget holders and project/programme managers and their support teams
G7 and SEO MR and Finance Business Partners
SEO Senior Management Accountant and other Management Accountants
Specialist Finance Operations
Tasks
Support budget holders during the annual budgeting/Forecasting cycle and any in-year changes to the approved position alongside Finance Business Partners.
Ensure the integrity of transactions in financial systems, ensuring good controls and checks are in place to maintain accuracy
Support business areas with their month end activities, including the approval of material journal adjustments and accruals, ensuring all journal evidence is compliant with departmental policies
Use the management reports to identify key variances between actuals, approved position and forecast, and obtain insight from business areas to explain material variances and movements.
Responsible for the compilation of insightful commentary to the monthly management accounts for the assigned business areas, including risks and opportunities. Ensure financial information is understood by non-financial managers by telling the story in a simple “jargon free” way.
Support the Senior Management Accountant with the production of high-quality reports and insightful management information for senior managers, budget holders and project managers, and Finance Business Partners
Flexibly support other finance teams with key financial activities, such as year-end activities and audit requests, to achieve group success.
Key Relationships
Budget holders and project/programme managers and their support teams
G7 and SEO MR and Finance Business Partners
SEO Senior Management Accountant and other Management Accountants
Specialist Finance Operations